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v 0. 0. SWEET. MACHINE FOR DRYING AND STRETGHING FABRICS. No.'82,564 Patented SeptJZQ, 18 68.

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Be it known that I, OLIVER 0; SWEET, of Aibeny, inth'e couniy'efAlbanyysndi State of New York, have invented a new and improved Apparatus for Stretching and DtyingTuhulsi Fabric; and I do herebydecl'nre that the following is a fnil,-clear,- and ex'aetdescription .thereof, which willeuable others skilled in the art to make and usethe same, reference heing; had to zhe accompsnying ticswings, forining part of this specification,

'cd nbe drawn and stretched, to be exposmi tc the eii'rfor drying.

in which- Y v Figure 1 represents s side elevation, partly insetion, of my impr'cved drying-cppemtnsg 'Figure Zisa side elevation of the streth'e nv' I K. I z i2 v v Figure 3 is a side elevation of thewinding-np fievic'eandl strecchei'. Figure 4 is averticja'l transverse section enuine. Figure -is e verticsl transverse section o mains-n, 's ri; i i

Similaxflettered-reference indicatecorrespcnding'pests.i

intended fotjh e'tl eatmeht of tuhular'knihiabrici The invention consists in the use of a 'fiked or .exp

f the drying-appsrs'aus, the piene of section being inriicctedphy' This inv'e upion reintes t'oa newspparatus for di'yinglangi scretchingtuhulsiishi'ignnd is incfe fpci-ticuisi'l'y snsihle mum's; rgngsmmg upon which t anks:

The invention else consists in the arrangement of n stretching-device, upo'n which the' fabric isspres d, he" I be fed, in s' flattened shape, to the winding-up o calenderrollers,- after it hes he'en d'rid'en' iheframe;

A represents a'horizontal'haf, hinged, vcl; one end, -to ayststioneryframe or was-11,33, so that it can swing sideweys. r

0 represents a horizpntal bar, suspended, by means of three or more tongs, D I), from 'a herizcntsi m: 'ticnnry beam or bin-{E1 7 a v The'tengs consist each of two bars, a a, hinged together, each but having chook at its'lowr ends, that l the hat 0 can rest upon the hooks ivhen suspendedl The upper ends of the bass a a are secured to strings, b 6, which are fnstened to thehesmE. Thus the jaws of. the tcugs are kept ciosefihy'their own. weight, and-by thstof-t he bai- G.- The bar, 0 mey'hemsiie of metal, in the shape of nn'inverted letter- U, or of wood, and to the lower or inner side-of the hair G are hinged twoior moi-e toggicJeverc, F F, which csiry another ,hO I-iZOnifll har, Gr, ofsiniil'sr-shapeto the hex-"O, sis shown in fig. 5.

The joints of the various ioggle-levers are connejcfed by mee'ns oi s horizontal Her, e, whereby their simul- .taneous operation is secured. I p

Between the bars G and G urealso arranged levers, cl 6!, one enticf one Ieirer being hinged to the bad-C,

.cnd one end of the other to the bar G, the hingsheing opposite to each other, the bets crossing each other" and working ens. pin oi point at the point: of crossing, 'und reaching to the opposite bar Ger G, and sliding en the inner edged the same, as shown in fig. 1'.

. These lovers cl d ihsur e greatcr uniformity'of motibn andvsteadine'ss to the dryingframc, and pi-evenfi a i'ctcral motion nf the hairs iv-hen they are beingcpeneii or clcsdzl They uiso keep the endsof the toggles oppqsite each other, and cause these ends to move in c direction perpendicular to the opposite hsrs, respectively- To the-lower hnzuG is secured one end of a cord or chain, e, which passes under the bet 0, and ever frictionl f h 1 fi 1 r so. as ort. elr eqmvc em, as sncwn in i The othcr'end of the cord 2 I3 Wound round a drum, l '-I, having a. ratchet-wheel and pawl, as shown, so that,

,hcn'ihc drum is rcvenrcd. b means of a crank or other device, the coril will bewound u raisin the has G y Y P g ihwnmls the bur C, 1vhiie, when thepcwl is raised, the cord will be unwound, allowing the bar G to he lowereh The fabric te be dried is drawn upon the bur-A, and then the ends of the hens A and C aneco'nnec fied, as

shnnn in fig. 1-, shay being arrange-1i so that they can be united,

'the fubric is stretched, so that the air. han freely pass thrnugh it, to-dry the same.

The bar-G is then raised as far as obmes ugziiust the'first'ton'gs D. V I p I The-first tongs is'tben detached from the her 9, and the mono I3'tiIlLW!1 I0 the second tongs. The first tongs is then-attached to the frame, end the se c'o nd detached, sudthus the fabric is drziwn over the entire-lngth of the frame 0 G. W v

Who n the'req uired quantity of'the fabrid is druwn'upon the drying-frame, the bar G isdower ed, end thus practicable, uud the fabric is drawn upon the drying-frame G G until it ,The toggierlevers uremads adjustable, so that the frame can be stretched to suit fabrics of any diameter.

When thefabric on thefmrhe is dry, it can be drawn oil the bar C upon a' vertical post I, as shown, and, when '& whole-Piece of dried fabric has been thus transferred to the post I, the latter is removed and fastened to the stretcher K} I Th s strtherconsists of two verticel bui-s,'g g, hinged, by means of levers h h, to a sleeve, sliding upon "'aroentrul vertical rod, j, as shown, in fig. 2. The rodjis fitted mpon the post I, andthen the fabric can b:

drown off the post irtnd over the strstcbeyto the rollers The-burs gg ore'prorided with pulleys, l l, orer whieh pziss endless friction-horde, we m, so that the fabric;

will not'woriz ogelh'stt'he; edges of the'ber, nor rub against the same, but will, while being drawn up, carry the friction -obrds along, thusavoiding, friction between the spreader and the fabric. and carrying the cloth without stretehing'itr Tho stretcher ispls'ced under 1i. suitable set of rollers, J J, upon which the fubrici iswound, or where the some is calender-ed, and then'wouod up, as may be desirer r I Q The rollers uiay be made adjustoblmso um the upper roller 12. rests upon the fabric, and presses the some hpon the lower roller 0, while it misses to the winding-up roller p. The rollers 1 and 0 maybe hollow orsblid,

as meybe desired.

Having thus described my inventiomwhat I claim asnew, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 1. The adjustable 'dryin'g-freme 01G, suspended, by means of removable tongs D D, from :r suitable stationary bearing, slhd mnde contreotible or rpaiusib le, at will, substantially as herein: showneud described. 4 2. The'hinged 'adjustnble dryin'gframe C 6}, arranged as described, in cbuibination with the swinging receiving-bar A, substantially sshereinshown'and described. i

3. The rollers ljand cords m, arranged tI-S deseribed, in combination with thebars'g, standard I j,- s'leeve 2,

a d arms 7:, forthe purpose specified. v 4. The stretoher-t'rhme G, w'hen arranged as described, in combinhtion with the tongs D D, bar-A, post I, and stretcher Kyall-mad'eand opei'u'ting substantially is herein shown md described.

a OLIVER 0. SWEET.

Witnesses:

WM. H. D-SWEELI' M. S. (loner. 

